Vacancy title:
Lead Consultant: Baseline Study for the “Justice for Her” project

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
UN Women

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 27 2025

Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, June 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

The Lead Consultant is fully accountable to UN Women for this assignment and will manage a support consultant who will be directly contracted by UN Women. The consultant will directly report to the Monitoring and Reporting -Specialist.

Tasks/Expected Outputs:

• Provide technical leadership in development of the baseline inception report, methodology and conducting baseline research.
• Ensure that deliverables meet quality and timeliness expectations 
• Conduct data collections at national and High Court Circuit level
• Develop the draft baseline report 
• Design and facilitate the baseline report validation workshop with stakeholders
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback into the draft baseline report 
• Produce the final baseline report. 
• Update the performance monitoring framework

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy. The consultant will be required to attend in-person meetings at UN Women Uganda Country Office.  As part of this assignment, the consultant is expected to travel to all three court circuits (Masaka, Gulu, Nebbi) to collect data. 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of programme formulation and implementation and Results Based Management
• Ability to objectively collect reliable, valid and accurate information and logically analyse, interpret and present findings.
• Familiarity with human rights concepts and approaches and GEWE normative frameworks.
• Strong knowledge various methodologies in research, both qualitative and quantitative, such as surveys, record reviews, focus groups and interviews. 
• Strong knowledge of various sampling techniques and their applications and ability to develop the most accurate sampling technique for the methodology. 
• Strong interviewing skills and ability to work independently.

Required Qualifications

Education

• A post-graduate degree (Masters) in social science, preferably Gender or Law, including, evaluation or social research. A PhD in the relevant area would be an added advantage.
• A first-level relevant university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

• At least 7 years of experience in designing and leading baseline studies and/or evaluations including gender-responsive baseline studies and/or evaluations.   
• Experience working on GEWE issues and gender analysis is required; Experience in Access to Justice for Women and girls programming is desired.
• Knowledge and experience in results-based planning, monitoring & evaluation is required.
• Experience with UN Results-Based Management is desirable.
• Experience in conducting research, analysis, interpretation and presentation of findings on gender and human rights issues. 

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of any local language in the designated court circuits is an asset.
• Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

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